He played the king as if afraid someone else would play the ace.

Quote by John Mason Brown

Topics: John Mason Brown Quotes

America is a land where men govern, but women rule.

America is a land where men govern, but women rule.

She knows what is the best purpose of education: not to be frightened by the...

She knows what is the best purpose of education: not to be frightened by the...

Charm is a glow within a woman that casts a most becoming light on others.

Charm is a glow within a woman that casts a most becoming light on others.

I am ready any time. Do not keep me waiting.

I am ready any time. Do not keep me waiting.

A good conversationalist is not one who remembers what was said, but says what someone...

A good conversationalist is not one who remembers what was said, but says what someone...

The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.

The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.

How prophetic L'Enfant was when he laid out Washington as a city that goes around...

How prophetic L'Enfant was when he laid out Washington as a city that goes around...

The critic is a man who prefers the indolence of opinion to the trials of...

The critic is a man who prefers the indolence of opinion to the trials of...

Friendship should be a private pleasure, not a public boast. I loathe those braggarts who...

Friendship should be a private pleasure, not a public boast. I loathe those braggarts who...

The more one has seen of the good, the more one asks for the better.

The more one has seen of the good, the more one asks for the better.

No one is worthy of a good home here or in heaven that is not...

No one is worthy of a good home here or in heaven that is not...

So often we rob tomorrow's memories by today's economies.

So often we rob tomorrow's memories by today's economies.

Some television programs are so much chewing gum for the eyes.

Some television programs are so much chewing gum for the eyes.

The comic book [is] the marijuana of the nursery, the bane of the bassinet, the...

The comic book [is] the marijuana of the nursery, the bane of the bassinet, the...

Charm is a glow within a woman that casts a most becoming light on others.

Charm is a glow within a woman that casts a most becoming light on others.

Charm is more than beauty

Charm is more than beauty

We are all born charming, fresh, and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are...

We are all born charming, fresh, and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are...

You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer 'yes' without having asked...

You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer 'yes' without having asked...

I want peace. I want to see if somewhere there isn't something left in life...

I want peace. I want to see if somewhere there isn't something left in life...

He had that nameless charm, with a strong magnetism, which can only be called, 'It

He had that nameless charm, with a strong magnetism, which can only be called, 'It